LIVERPOOL are busy pressing ahead with their transfer plans with the end of the summer window fast approaching. Express Sport brings you the latest on Barcelona's pursuit of Philippe Coutinho and much more from Anfield.

Barca consider their options

It has since emerged that Barca will have to pay a stunning £136m for the Brazil star after seeing a £90m bid rejected earlier this week.

On a dramatic day on Merseyside, Liverpool's owners FSG insisted he was not for sale, Klopp said the same, but then a transfer request came in.

Liverpool must now decide whether they should keep a player who wants to leave.

Barca are also looking at Ousmane Dembele, Angel di Maria and Ivan Perisic.

Jurgen Klopp at war with Philippe Coutinho

06:00: That snippet below is not the only thing the Daily Record are saying.

Jurgen Klopp has supposedly gone to war with the midfielder over his move to Barcelona.

The German is said to be 'acting the hard man' and using Coutinho to lay down the law to the rest of his squad.

Klopp wants to make an example of the 25-year-old and is furious at his decision to hand in a transfer request.

Jurgen Klopp wants a midfielder

05:40: Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool to sign a midfielder before the transfer window slams shut on August 31.

“We don’t have too many midfield players in the moment who have experience,” Klopp said.

“Are we looking still for players? Yes. That is the truth. But we were looking for players before Adam was injured. Now he is injured and Phil is injured so we have two less.

“It doesn’t make the situation more comfortable. You cannot be really prepared for situations like this but we have time.

“I’m just thinking about Watford and how we can start the season. But the 31st (August)? Yes, I know. Everything can happen. But I’m not sure that they will happen. If I were sure, they would probably already be in or whatever. It’s still open for business.”

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